THE STRENGTHS AND

WEAKNESSES OF THE
FILIPINO CHARACTER:
SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUE
 At the end of this chapter, learners are able to:

1. Understand the strength and weakness

of filipino Character; and

2. Cite ways in which school counteract the weaknesses

of the filipino character
 INTRODUCTION

Schools are there for society. Their relevance is proven by their ability to
address socio-cultural problems. What are these social issues or problems
that schools should help address? We have a number of them but let’s
focus on the weaknesses of the filipino character. The strengths of the
filipino character will also be cited for a balanced presentation. Besides,
schools can capitalize on the strengths of the filipino character to
eliminate the weaknesses.
Senator Leticia Shahani
• Born: September 20, 1929
• Died: March 20, 2017
• She is former senator of the republic
of the philippines
• She submitted to the senate this
report titled “ A Moral Recovery
Program: Build a People, Build a
Nation”
• She was a younger sister of Fidel V.
Ramos
EDSA PEOPLE POWER (FEBRUARY 25,
1986)
 The filipino Character Strengths and weaknesses
The Strength of filipino Character
are:
1.) Pakikipagkapwa-Tao
2.) Family Oriented
3.) Joy and Humor
4.) Flexibility, Adaptability, and
Creativity
5.) Hardwork and Industry
6.) Faith and Religiosity
7.) Ability to Survive
The Filipino Character also has
weaknesses:
1.) Extreme Family Centeredness
2.) Extreme Personalism
3.) Lack of discipline
4.) Passivity and lack of Initiative
5.) Colonial mentality
6.) Kanya-Kanya Syndrome
7.) Emphasis on porma rather than
substance
STRENGTH
 PAKIKIPAGKAPWA-
TAO

(Regards for others). Filipinos are open to

others and feel one with others. We regards
others with dignity and respect, and deal with
them as fellow being.
 Family
Orientation

Filipinos possess a genuine and deep love for

the family, which includes not simply the
spouses and children, and siblings, but also
grandparents, aunts, uncles and other
relatives.
 Joy and
Humor
Filipinos have a cheerful and fun-loving
approch to life and it”s up and down.
 Flexibility, Adaptability &
Creativity

Filipinos have great capacity to adjust and to

adapt to circumstances and to the
sorrounding environment, both physical and
social unplanned events are never overly
disturbing as the flexible adjust to hatever
happens.
 Hardwork &
Industry

Filipinos have the capacity for hardwork,

given proper conditions. The desire to raise
one’s standard of living and to possess the
essentials of the decent life for one’s family,
combined with the opportunities and
incentives, stimulates the filipino to work
hard.
 Faith and Religiosity

Filipinos have deep faith in god. Innate

religiousity enable us to comprehend
and genuinely accept reality in the
context of God’s will and plan.
 Ability to Survive

Filipinos are survivors and resilient. We

have great capability to overcome all
challenges and recover easily.
WEAKNESSES
 E X T R E M E FA M I LY
CENTEREDNESS

Excessive concern for family means

using once’s office and power to
promote family interests the protection
of erring family members.
 EXTREME
personalism

Takes thing personally, cannot separate

objective task from emotional
involvement
 Lack of Discipline

A casual attitude towards time and

space, manifested in of precision and
compulsiveness, in nor poor time
management and procrastination.
 Passivity and lack of
initiative

– Waiting to be told what to do, reliance on others

(leaders and government), complacency, lack of a sense
of urgency. There is high tolerance of inefficiency, poor
service, and even violations of one’s basic right. Too
patient and patient, too easily resigned to his fate, the
Filipino is easily oppressed and exploited.
 Colonial mentality

– Lack of patriotism, or of an active

awareness, appreciation and love of the
Philippines and an actual preference for
things foreign.
 Kanya – kanya syndrome,
gossip mentality

- done by chismiss, untriga , unconstructive

criticism… it is evident in the personal
ambition that is completely insensitive to the
common good, e.g. the lack of a sense of
service among people in the government
bureaucracy. This results in the dampening of
cooperative and community spirit, and in the
trampling upon others’ rights.
 Lack of self-analysis and self-
reflection

- the tendency to be superficial and

somewhat flighty. In the face of serious
personal and social problems, there is a lack
of analysis or reflection, and instead
satisfaction with superficial explanations and
solutions.
 Emphasis on form rather
than substance

– This lack of analysis and emphasis on

form is reinforced by an educational
system that is more from than
substance.
 Values Education in School

-Values Education now is the dukasyon sa pagpapakatao in

K to 12 curriculum under Values Education framework,
offered to grade 1-10

-Senior highschool was introduction to philosophy of the

human personal development.
THANK
YOU
 DYNAMICS

Group yourself into 5, then create Mini

roleplay about the weaknesses &
Strength of filipino Character.
ASSESSMENT

Every group choose 1 Strength & Weaknesses

they would like to present.